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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Insurance Mandated Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements

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ASMBS Position Statement on Alcohol Use Before and After Bariatric Surgery

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ASMBS Position Statement on Intragastric Balloon Therapy Endorsed by SAGES

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has issued the following position statement in response to numerous inquiries...
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ASMBS Position Statement on Vagal Blocking Therapy for Obesity

The vagus nerve plays a significant role in the regulation of stomach functions, secretion of ghrelin, pancreatic endocrine and exocrine...
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Long-Term Survival Benefit After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Prepared by Julie Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., Ann Rogers, M.D., Dan Eisenberg, M.D., Guilherme M. Campos, M.D., Dan Azagury, M.D....
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ASMBS Position Statement on Prevention, Detection & Treatment of Gastrointestinal Leak

Gastrointestinal (GI) leak is a known complication after both gastric bypass (GB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) with a reported incidence,...
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ASMBS Standardized Outcomes Reporting in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to authors and editors who write, review, and publish manuscripts focusing...
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ASMBS Systematic Review on Reoperative Surgery

Morbid obesity is a chronic disease that requires lifetime treatment. While bariatric surgery is highly effective and durable therapy, as...
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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Prophylactic Measures to Reduce the Risk of...

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AACE/TOS/ASMBS Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support...

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